Association of angiotensin-converting enzyme gene polymorphism with pulse pressure and its interaction with obesity status in Heilongjiang province

Angiotensin I converting enzyme (ACE) gene is one of the most-studied candidate genes related to essential hypertension (EH). Pulse pressure (PP) may reflect vascular stiffness, especially in patients with EH, and has been used to predict EH. Previous evidence has indicated that obesity is a traditi...

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Main Authors: Ningning Wang, Xueyan Li, Qi Zhang, Hao Zhang, Li Zhou, Nan Wu, Ming Jin, Changchun Qiu, Keyong Zhang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2019-01-01
Series:Clinical and Experimental Hypertension
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10641963.2018.1445749